(02-03-2017 01:25 PM)GirlyMan Wrote: How do you do it? For me it's kinda like chick sexing, I'm pretty good at it but I couldn't tell you how to do it. It's like they have a signature that I can't describe but has an unmistakable style, a certain je ne sais quoi. I figured since some of them Amazons running around asserting dominance over the menfolk have been on forums for like 20+ years, they might know an indicator or 2. I'll try to start.

1) smarmy - I hadn't thought of that word for decades before coming here, but that's probably the best word I can think of for many of them. The writing style gives it away.

2) provocative - the whole point of the troll is to provoke without the provokee realizing it, fortunately the majority of them really suck at nuance. (n.b. There are non-trolls among us who get a hardon from sticking the pig just to watch it squeal too, those are called dicks.)

3) pretending to be a non-English speaker - most of them really suck at this too.

What else?

There are always a few running around here. We got a couple now.

They claim to be open minded :T

OR

They call other people Trolls

I mean seriously you guys say you're open minded/skeptics/critical thinkers but when someone challenges you to open combat of the wits and you start losing... a real skeptic would admit his or her defeat. Rather than letting petty emotions such as pride or anger rule their thoughts.

(02-03-2017 01:25 PM)GirlyMan Wrote: How do you do it? For me it's kinda like chick sexing, I'm pretty good at it but I couldn't tell you how to do it. It's like they have a signature that I can't describe but has an unmistakable style, a certain je ne sais quoi. I figured since some of them Amazons running around asserting dominance over the menfolk have been on forums for like 20+ years, they might know an indicator or 2. I'll try to start.

1) smarmy - I hadn't thought of that word for decades before coming here, but that's probably the best word I can think of for many of them. The writing style gives it away.

2) provocative - the whole point of the troll is to provoke without the provokee realizing it, fortunately the majority of them really suck at nuance. (n.b. There are non-trolls among us who get a hardon from sticking the pig just to watch it squeal too, those are called dicks.)

3) pretending to be a non-English speaker - most of them really suck at this too.

What else?

There are always a few running around here. We got a couple now.

They claim to be open minded :T

OR

They call other people Trolls

I mean seriously you guys say you're open minded/skeptics/critical thinkers but when someone challenges you to open combat of the wits and you start losing... a real skeptic would admit his or her defeat. Rather than letting petty emotions such as pride or anger rule their thoughts.

(04-03-2017 01:29 PM)Celestial_Wonder Wrote: They claim to be open minded :T

OR

They call other people Trolls

I mean seriously you guys say you're open minded/skeptics/critical thinkers but when someone challenges you to open combat of the wits and you start losing... a real skeptic would admit his or her defeat. Rather than letting petty emotions such as pride or anger rule their thoughts.

So far you have shown no evidence of wit. We are politely waiting for you to arm yourself.

See here they are, the bruises, some were self-inflicted and some showed up along the way. -JF